Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, commander of the Nigerian Army, was killed in a plane crash near Kaduna Airport. It is reported by Reuters, citing three military sources. On the Nigerian Air Force Twitter page, a message appeared that the cause of the incident was being investigated. At the same time, information about the victims is not specified. France 24 reports Attahir's death, citing an Air Force spokesman.

The Ukrainian authorities plan to vaccinate residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with the Chinese drug CoronaVac from Sinovac Biotech. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in the telegram. Vaccination points will be opened in Donetsk, Lugansk and Kherson regions. People over 65 will be vaccinated first.

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russian companies and ships involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This is stated in a statement by the US Treasury. The list includes 13 ships, including Akademik Chersky, Artemis offshore, Bakhtemir, Baltic Explorer, Finval, Captain Beklemishev, Murman, Narwhal, Sea Sivuch, Rescuer Karev, Umka, Vladislav Strizhov and Yuri Topchev.

Belarusian activist Vitold Ashurok, who was sentenced to five years in prison and served time in Shklov, has died. This is reported by Nasha Niva with reference to his relatives. The preliminary cause of death is cardiac arrest. On May 17, the media published an excerpt from a letter from Ashurka, in which he said that in the Shklov colony they began to sew yellow tags on the clothes of political prisoners.

Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin, according to the declaration, earned 15.7 million rubles in 2020. This is 8% more than a year earlier, noted . Open Media In 2019, Zorkin earned 1.2 million rubles less - 14.5 million rubles. Open Media noted that until 2018, his income did not exceed 13 million rubles. The publication recalled that the official salary of the chairman of the Constitutional Court, established by presidential decree in 2013, is 32,752 rubles per month.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism and National Policy Denis Molchanov, whose income for 2020 amounted to more than 56.7 million rubles, earned the most in the government apparatus last year. This follows from the published income data. The second in terms of income over the past year in the apparatus of the Cabinet was its head Olga Chepurina, who earned more than 38 million rubles.

The Human Rights Center "Memorial"* recognized the former head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region Alexander Shestun as a political prisoner. This is reported on the website of the organization. “Deprivation of liberty was applied to Oleksandr Shestun for political reasons, in order to prevent him from participating in local elections and at the same time to conduct a show trial of a man who dared to publicize threats from senior officials,” the statement says.

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade invited the American billionaire and businessman Elon Musk to come and discuss the construction of a Tesla plant in the country. The corresponding message was published on the Ministry's Twitter. “Dear Elon Musk! We were glad to know what you think about building a plant in Russia. By the way, in our country there are state support measures for localized producers. Come, let's talk about it, ”the post says.

* Parliamentarians proposed to ban those "involved" in the activities of extremist and terrorist organizations from being elected to any position . as “support” for extremist organizations The authors of the amendments, Pavel Krasheninnikov and Andrey Klishas, ​​propose to consider even posts on the Internet . Previously, deputies wanted to limit only the right to be elected to the State Duma.

By the centenary of one of the worst tragedies in the history of our country-the hunger of 1921-1922 The family of starving. 1921. Photo: RIA Novosti Fragment of the story of A. Neverov “Grandfather died, the grandmother died, then her father. Mishka remained only with his mother and with two brothers. The youngest is four years, the average is eight. The Mishka itself is twelve. Little people, useless. One porridge asks, the other a light mill with a knife cuts out-on a horse, instead of a toy.

The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Crimea and Sevastopol refuses to hand over the body of Uzbek citizen Nabi Rakhimov, who was killed by FSB officers, to representatives of his wife. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by the lawyer of the wife of the murdered Sohiba Burkhanova, Siyan Panich. Initially, the body should have been released no later than three days after the end of the examination.

Two employees of the Russian Guard died in the Murmansk region, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the regional department of the department. “The command and personnel express their deep condolences in connection with the death of two employees of the SOBR of the Rosgvardia department in the Murmansk region.

Rapper Danil Gordeev-about independent hip-hop, turning news into memes, right and left bias of protest At the concert "Vbenzinese Oblast." Photo: Julia Ivanova A few months ago, “Vbenzinese” and a few more rappers recorded the track “Freedom to Freedom Freedom” - in support of Sergei Smirnov, the chief editor of the “Mediazones”, planted behind repost. The track is angry, bitter, brave, returning the genre to its origins: the guys from the street read about how difficult it is now.

The Roscosmos State Corporation has registered the phrase "Space-tested technologies" as a trademark in order to use it when selling goods related to space activities. about this RIA Novosti writes with reference to the press service of the corporation. “Perhaps, the corporation will also consider the creation of a certification system and the use of this designation as a mark of conformity,” the press service said.

Dr. Mirier - about why we do not believe in vaccinations Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS - This is an epidemic station. In the area of ​​the epidemic. Useful vaccinations. Foot and mouth disease! .. Lay on the stomach! - This is voluntarism! - Do not express myself in my house! (Quotes from the film "Caucasian captive") My phone was torn from the SSMEM: one, second, third in a row. TRINK, TRINK, TRINK. “Bear! Save !!!